Mr Darling (GB)
Mr Darling is a Lope Y Fernandez colt who has yet to win from four starts on turf. He has raced three times under 6f and once at 6f to 7f, with two runs at Beverley plus one each at Catterick and Redcar. His official rating reached a highest mark of 48, which he carried when finishing 6 of 9 at Catterick in Jul 2026 in a Class 6 nursery. He last ran off OR 48.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 48Highest OR
- 22dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 62
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 56B | 40 | 2 runs · 56 / 40 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 56B | 31 | 3 runs · 56 / 31 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 4 analysed runs since May 2026
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 699 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses).
Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 167. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.7% from 129.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 152 | 20 | 13.2% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 167 | 11 | 6.6% | −4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 64 | 10 | 15.6% | +4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 61 | 4 | 6.6% | −4.1 | — |
| Heavy | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 234 | 29 | 12.4% | +1.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 8 | 7.8% | −2.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 402 | 40 | 10% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 129 | 19 | 14.7% | +4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Jul 26+18d | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Nursery racing in the pack early - under pressure passing the furlong marker - battled on at one speed inside the final 110 yards | 6/9 | 1½ | 8-6 | 48 | 56B | 42A | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+39d | Redcar | Barry O'Neill Memorial EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held a midpack position early - driven approaching 2f out and unable to go with rivals - lost touch quickly to finish sixth | 6/9 | 2½ | 9-4 | — | 62A | 54A | Ben Robinson | 40/1 |
| 12 May 26+8d | Beverley | IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish 'Confined' EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - finished sixth | 6/6 | nk | 9-7 | — | 24B | 46B | Paul Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| 04 May 26 | Beverley | EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Settled at the back early - lost touch before halfway - well beaten at the finish | 10/11 | 6 | 9-7 | — | 31A | 22A | Paul Mulrennan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mr Darling won?
- Mr Darling (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Mr Darling?
- Mr Darling (GB) is trained by Bryan Smart, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 July 2026.
- Who is Mr Darling's sire?
- Mr Darling (GB) is by Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) out of Astrozone (GB), whose sire is Fast Company.
- What is Mr Darling's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 8 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Mr Darling's sire's record?
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 699 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 167. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.7% from 129.